Those of us who have signed this letter have been among the people who have taken the public lead in organizing the formation of the Longy Faculty Union. This vote could not have passed without the efforts, large and small of many other people besides us. We are grateful and honored to serve with colleagues who have the trust in each other necessary to have achieved this major accomplishment and look forward to working together with all as the Longy Faculty Union.

We respect our colleagues who did not support a faculty union, and recognize that, while we have disagreed on this issue, one thing that surely unites us is concern for our work environment at a school we all care about.

As we begin this new phase, we intend to foster a constructive relationship with the administration and look to the Longy Faculty Union as a forum where all faculty opinions are considered, and that together we can make an important contribution, which will be good for all.